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Privilege By Another Name Never would I have thought I would have to contend with the abuser for ownership of my scars. That may sound like an interesting sentence and let me assure you it is. The scars I speak of are not the visible and slightly raised or discolored marks on my skin from various scrapes I’ve incurred on this journey of life. Though invisible, my physical scars are still very present for me. Instead, I am speaking of the hidden yet very pronounced invisible s

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Intentionally Happy Holidays Are Possible Christmas lights are twinkling. Debating over who makes the best potato salad or deciding who is really ready to sit down at the Spades table. Okay… maybe that’s just my family. Dinner plans are being made and preparations are underway. During this time of year, dresses are being bought, decorations are being hung and worries begin to swirl inside like the snow outside. As a parent, I want my kids to have a GREAT Christmas. Yes, even

#SelfCare #Resilience #Permission #Intentional “You have permission…”. The last few weeks have been a much needed reset for me. Resting in that reset was freeing to my surprise. I didn’t, and usually don’t, consider myself to be bound but that day I felt free. As I move through my life I intend to continually cultivate a life of liberation for myself in all things and in all spaces. Even the grocery store. Running to the store usually requires a quick mirror check and adjustm

I'll be the first to admit it. Sometimes when I look back over my life, I am shocked. Maybe shocked isn't the word. Maybe it's because I'm in awe. When I consider the events, the things that have happened to me, the things that I've done, the things that I've seen, the things that people think they know the truth about but they don't, and they would be shocked to hear the truth about... I am in awe. In awe, not just because I survived but because of where I am. Especially jux

Justice Samuel Alito stated that the seemingly imminent decision regarding abortion was "Egregiously wrong". Egregiously? By now, you probably have heard that the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is poised to strike down the Roe V. Wade decision. The Roe V. Wade decision affirms a woman's right to have an abortion, and this decision looks as if it’s about to be done away with. It was shocking to me. Not in the sense that the court (which is majority pro-life) is lo

Greetings! I hope all is well with you! I had a particularly interesting week this week. I was burning the candle from both ends while standing in the sun! Needless to say, I was spent. I was pouring myself out for my various projects and responsibilities with reckless abandon in the name of “getting things done”. Recognizing that my ability to recharge was both waning and not carrying me very far made me slow down. I stood in my kitchen with my calendar up on my computer, pr

May: National Youth Prevention Month. Recognizing NTTPM does more than lift up the cause of preventing teen pregnancy.